Chapter 5, well, I have eaten the mythical bird Bifang
Extinguishing the bonfire, Hua Tianxing circled around the spiked-tailed dragon (the true name of the "giant lizard," learned from fragments of Bi Fang's memories) but found nothing of significant value. He then returned to the bonfire site, dug a pit, and tidied up the remains of "Bi Fang," burying them on the spot. ... Having accidentally killed this ancient divine beast and even consumed it ... Despite being an atheist all his life, the events he encountered over the past half day had grown increasingly bizarre, leaving him somewhat unsettled. He decided to build a simple earthen grave for it, offering a sincere prayer, hoping it would not hold a grudge against him and bless him with a safe departure from this jungle.
The previous battle with that eighth-tier magical beast—the Spiked-Tailed Earth Dragon—was arduous and brutal, but barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should ultimately emerge victorious... In reality, its current limited strength is no match for the powerful eighth-tier Spiked-Tailed Earth Dragon, yet its intelligence far surpasses that of its foolish opponent—by exerting all its effort and leveraging the immense force of the two towering trees that fell, it has already won
Of course, Bi Fang is by no means a benevolent being. The true reason for its profound shock is not merely due to the sudden encounter with someone from the same world at m. hetushu. comcom, but rather because, after years of wandering and turmoil in another world, it has finally found a suitable candidate to seize the soul!
Hua Tianxing naturally would not know the intricate reasons behind this and the malicious intentions of Bi Fang. With a sense of regret, he buried the remains, bowed three times, and then picked up the two "curved bone knives" to continue deeper into the jungle.
Is this Bifang divine beast brainwashing me?! Or has it used some kind of sorcery?!
Thus, at the moment when Hua Tianxing approached to investigate, it exerted its last ounce of strength to unleash the vicious divine ability of "Soul Seizure," intending to usurp Hua Tianxing's body for its own use
My mind is foggy, and it seems that there are some unknown fragments of memory drifting deep within my consciousness
Hua Tianxing's expression resembled that of a startled hippopotamus, staring in astonishment at the skeletal frame—though this white-haired fruit weasel was merely a vessel possessed by the spirit of the Bifang, its true form had long since turned to dust, making this white-haired fruit weasel its only physical embodiment at present
I chopped up the mythical bird and roasted it ! I just had a meal with the ancient divine beast !
Unfortunately, in its dying moments, it ultimately failed to achieve its goal, unable to complete the possession. In a tit-for-tat scenario, this once-renowned ancient divine beast was mercilessly battered and hacked to death by the still-frightened Hua Tianxing.
The final act of the life journey approaches—Bifang is engaged in a fierce battle against the dual spirits of fire and wood, when unexpectedly, a heavenly tribulation descends, bringing forth calamity! With formidable enemies below and countless thunderclouds above, Bifang ultimately cannot withstand the onslaught, perishing alongside the dual spirits of fire and wood, both reduced to ashes amidst the myriad lightning bolts piercing the heavens... However, fortunately—Bifang did not completely perish; a remnant of its beastly soul unexpectedly traversed the boundless chaos, inadvertently arriving in this otherworld, and attached itself to a low-level magical beast known as "White-Furred Fruit Weasel"...
If Bi Fang were still alive, given its brutal and combative nature, it would undoubtedly devour this detestable man alive! After all, its death was ultimately caused by that scoundrel Hua Tianxing!
Perhaps no ancient divine beast has a fate as tumultuous and tragic as that of Bi Fang
The protagonist of the life journey is a peculiar azure bird with only one leg—its name is Bifang, a primordial divine beast born of the colorful phoenix. In Hua Tianxing's mind, the intricate journey unfolds, from Bifang hatching from its shell, to its arduous cultivation of extraordinary skills in the boundless wilderness, until it achieves great supernatural powers, traversing the world and battling extraordinary beasts.
The previous marshland had almost no other plants besides green duckweed and wild grasses
A piece of steaming, golden-brown, fragrant leg meat fell from Huatianxing's mouth, which was wide open as he stared blankly at the sizzling skeleton in front of him.
In a moment of confusion, Hua Tianxing gradually calmed down from his astonishment and shock. His many years of military service had shaped him into a calm and very pragmatic person—pondering over these ethereal matters was futile, as it would not resolve any practical issues. What mattered most at this moment was to find a way out of this damned primitive jungle
Although he did not know exactly what that little creature had just done to him, Hua Tianxing was acutely aware that the bizarre fragments of memory flashing through his mind were indeed real. Whether it was due to what that little beast had just done to him or his own empathetic experience of it, his instinctive intuition told him that all of this had absolutely happened in reality
Since the remnant beast soul essence of the Bi Fang entered the body of the white-furred fruit weasel, it has faced two significant challenges. First, its true form has been destroyed, and the remaining fragment of the beast soul is exceedingly weak. Second, being severely depleted of energy, it is utterly incapable of breaking free from the frail constraints of the white-furred fruit weasel's body, nor can it unleash its own formidable powers. Therefore, it can only temporarily survive by borrowing the body of this weasel, relying on the absorption of the essence of heaven and earth, as well as the sun and moon, and hunting some magical beasts to absorb the crystal cores within their brains to gradually restore the vitality of its beast soul.
Overeating is a major taboo in wilderness survival; being only half full is sufficient. Hua Tianxing is well aware of this principle—only in a state of moderate fullness can the body and energy be maintained at their optimal levels. Moreover, after such a bizarre occurrence, he has completely lost his appetite
From the fragments of memory, it was understood that this Bifang and he came from the same world. Although not from the same era, Hua Tianxing felt a sense of melancholy akin to the sorrow of a rabbit mourning a fox—after all, it was not easy to encounter a "fellow townsman," only to have inadvertently consumed him.
But it was that fateful exclamation of "Damn it" from Hua Tianxing that caused Bi Fang to be momentarily shaken, unable to maintain composure—suddenly hearing the long-lost language of Shenzhou, one can only imagine the profound shock and tumultuous excitement it felt within...! It was precisely in this fleeting moment of distraction that it was pierced by the deadly spiked tail, leaving it on the brink of death...! It was precisely in this fleeting moment of distraction that it was pierced by the deadly spiked tail, leaving it on the brink of death...!
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This primordial jungle is quite strange and peculiar—unlike the complex topography of forests on Earth, various types of vegetation grow intermixed, with no obvious boundaries in the areas of growth. After stealthily moving for several hours, Hua Tianxing faintly sensed that the plants here seem to have their own "territories"
Countless fragments of memory flowed like myriad streams, converging in his mind to form a sea, gradually revealing a magnificent and epic life journey reminiscent of ancient myths
From the edge of the swamp to the place where the spiny-tailed dragon and the Bifang were fiercely battling, there were all kinds of brightly colored and oddly shaped plants everywhere, resembling a magical paradise filled with vibrant colors! Hua Tianxing had been carefully observing the surroundings—within that area, apart from the wild grasses on the ground, he had not seen a single pure green plant!